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A marble inscription at Tāriṇīdevī Mandira, Makhaṃ (Makhan), Kathmandu, recording the construction of the Durgābhavānī shrine by Bhuvanalāla Śreṣṭha together with his family, in memory of his deceased parents (V.S. 2074)

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Identifier: NHDP_0001_0361
Title: A marble inscription at Tāriṇīdevī Mandira, Makhaṃ (Makhan), Kathmandu, recording the construction of the Durgābhavānī shrine by Bhuvanalāla Śreṣṭha together with his family, in memory of his deceased parents (V.S. 2074)
Type, original: Inscription; original

Content

Abstract: Together with his family, Bhuvanalāla Śreṣṭha constructed the shrine of Durgābhavānī along with the statues of Gaṇeśa and Lakṣmī west of Tāriṇīdevī temple in memory of his deceased parents Hirālāla and Rādhikālakṣmī Śreṣṭha, and his younger brother Dhanasundaralāla Śreṣṭha.
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Date

Date: VS 2074 Caitra (Caita) unspecified 17 unspecified
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Converted: 2018

Script and language

Language, script: Nepali; Devanagari

Physical appearance

Width, height, and unit: 72; 72; cm
No. of folios: 1
Material, binding, and colour: marble; unspecified; white
Condition: good; complete

Institution

Institution and reg. no.: Tāriṇīdevī Mandira, Makhaṃ (Makhan), Kathmandu; 85.30846341685731,27.705161796850604; unspecified
Source and details: KAT1490_I_022_20230110; Photographed by NHDP on 10/01/2023 as: KAT1490_I_022
Running no., exposures: 1

Project specific information

Created, modified, ID: 9/25/26, 4:22 PM; 9/25/26, 4:22 PM; 28
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